Results of Low-Dose Carperitide Infusion in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Akira Sezai, MD, PhD, Kin-ichi Nakata, MD, PhD, Mitsuru Iida, MD, PhD, Isamu Yoshitake, MD, PhD, Shinji Wakui, MD, PhD, Hirokaki Hata, MD, PhD, Motomi Shiono, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 1, Pages 119-126 (July 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.090 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Study population. (CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; EuroSCORE = European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation; hANP = human atrial natriuretic peptide; NU-HIT = Nihon University Working Group Study of low-dose hANP infusion therapy during cardiac surgery.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 119-126DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.090) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Distribution of EuroSCORE of patients enrolled in Nihon University Working Group Study of low-dose hANP infusion therapy during cardiac surgery. (hANP = human atrial natriuretic peptide.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 119-126DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.090) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 MACCE and MACCE+HD free rates. (hANP = human atrial natriuretic peptide; HD = hemodialysis; MACCE = major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 119-126DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.090) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Overall survival rate and cardiac-related death free rate. (hANP = human atrial natriuretic peptide.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 119-126DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.090) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Changes in serum creatinine and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). (hANP = human atrial natriuretic peptide.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 119-126DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.090) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions